| Tems | |
| Wins: | 37 |
| Nominations: | 90 |
This is a list of awards and nominations received by Nigerian singer and songwriter, Tems. Considered one of the most critically acclaimed African artists, Tems was honored with the Prize for Music at The Future Awards Africa and the Impact Award at the BMI London Awards in recognition of her "ground-breaking artistry, creative vision and impact on the future of music".[1]
In 2020, Tems released her debut EP For Broken Ears, promoted by the single "Damages". The EP was nominated for awards at the All Africa Music Awards and The Beatz Awards. Her collaboration on Wizkid's "Essence", received critical acclaim, it was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best Global Music Performance. The song also won severals awards at the BET Awards, NAACP Image Awards, The Headies Awards and at the Soul Train Music Awards.
In 2021, Tems released her second EP If Orange Was a Place, which won The Headies Award for Best R&B Album. She was featured on Future's "Wait for U" with alongside Drake, which received nomination for the Grammy Award for Best Rap Song and won the Best Melodic Rap Performance, an American Music Awards and a BET Hip Hop Awards. In 2022 Tems contributed to Beyoncé's seventh studio album Renaissance on the track "Move" alongside Grace Jones, receiving nominations at the NAACP Image Awards and Soul Train Music Awards.
Tems worked with Ludwig Göransson, Ryan Coogler and Rihanna to score Black Panther: Wakanda Forever Soundtrack, co-writing "Lift Me Up", the film's original song performed by Rihanna. The song was nominated at the Academy Award for Best Original Song, earning the same nominations at the Golden Globe Awards, Critics' Choice Awards and Satellite Awards. It also received a nomination at the Grammy Award for Best Song Written for Visual Media. She also performed "No Woman No Cry" for the soundtrack, receiving the nominations at the All Africa Music Awards and NAACP Image Awards.
In March 2024, Tems became the first African singer to be awarded a Billboard Women in Music Award in which she received under the Breakthrough category.[2] [3]
| Award | Year | Category | Work | Result | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | Best Original Song | "Lift Me Up" | [4] | |||
| African Entertainment Awards USA | 2021 | Best Female Artist | Herself | [5] | ||
| Artist of the Year | ||||||
| Best Female Artist – Central/West Africa | ||||||
| Best Collaboration | "Essence" | |||||
| Best Video | ||||||
| Song of the Year | ||||||
| 2022 | Best Female Artist – Central/West Africa | Herself | [6] | |||
| Best Collaboration | "Wait for U" | |||||
| Afro X Digitals Awards | 2021 | Pop Song of the Year (Female) | "Damages" | [7] | ||
| All Africa Music Awards | 2021 | Best Female Artist in Western Africa | Herself | [8] [9] [10] | ||
| Breakout Artist of the Year | ||||||
| Best African Collaboration | "Essence" | |||||
| Song of the Year | ||||||
| Best Artist, Duo or Group in African R&B/Soul | ||||||
| "Damages" | ||||||
| 2022 | Best Female Artiste in West Africa | Herself | [11] | |||
| Best Soundtrack in a Movie/Series/Documentary Film | "No Woman No Cry" | |||||
| American Music Awards | 2022 | Favorite Afrobeats Artist | Herself | [12] | ||
| Collaboration of the Year | "Wait for U" | |||||
| "Essence" | ||||||
| BET Awards | 2021 | Best New International Act | Herself | [13] [14] | ||
| 2022 | Best New Artist | [15] | ||||
| Best International Act | ||||||
| Best Collaboration | "Essence" | |||||
| 2023 | Best Female R&B/Pop Artist | Herself | [16] | |||
| Best Collaboration | "Wait for U" | |||||
| Viewer's Choice | ||||||
| BET Hip Hop Awards | 2022 | Song of the Year | "Wait for U" | [17] | ||
| Best Collaboration | ||||||
| Best Hip Hop Video | ||||||
| Black Reel Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Original Song | "Lift Me Up" | [18] | ||
| 2022 | Herself | Impact Award | [19] | |||
| "Essence" | Most Performed Songs | |||||
| "Essence (Remix)" | Most Performed Songs | |||||
| City People Music Award | 2020 | Next Rated Artiste (Female) | Herself | [20] [21] | ||
| Critics' Choice Awards | 2023 | Best Song | "Lift Me Up" | [22] | ||
| Georgia Film Critics Association | 2023 | Best Original Song | "Lift Me Up" | [23] | ||
| Golden Globe Awards | 2023 | Best Original Song | "Lift Me Up" | [24] | ||
| Grammy Awards | 2022 | Best Global Music Performance | "Essence" | [25] [26] | ||
| 2023 | Album of the Year | Renaissance | [27] | |||
| Best Rap Song | "Wait for U" | |||||
| Best Melodic Rap Performance | ||||||
| 2024 | Best Song Written for Visual Media | "Lift Me Up" | [28] | |||
| Hollywood Critics Association Creative Arts Awards | 2023 | Best Original Song | "Lift Me Up" | [29] | ||
| Hollywood Music in Media Awards | 2022 | Best Original Song in a Feature Film | "Lift Me Up" | |||
| Song/Score – Trailer | data-sort-value="No Woman, No Cry" | "No Woman, No Cry" | ||||
| Houston Film Critics Society Awards | 2023 | Best Original Song | "Lift Me Up" | [30] | ||
| IHeart Radio Music Awards | 2023 | R&B Song of the Year | "Free Mind" | [31] | ||
| Best New R&B Artist | Herself | |||||
| Afrobeats Artist of the Year | ||||||
| Best Collaboration | "Wait for U" | |||||
| Hip-Hop Song of the Year | ||||||
| iHeartRadio Titanium Award | 2023 | 1 Billion Total Audience Spins on iHeartRadio Stations | "Essence" ft Tems (Wizkid) | https://www.billboard.com/music/awards/iheartradio-titanium-awards-ed-sheeran-doja-cat-jack-harlow-1235357051/ | ||
| MTV Africa Music Award | 2021 | MTV Africa Music Award for Best Breakthrough Act | Best Breakthrough Act | Herself | [32] | |
| MTV Europe Music Awards | 2021 | Best African Act | Herself | [33] | ||
| 2022 | [34] | |||||
| MTV Video Music Awards | 2022 | Best Hip Hop | "Wait for U" | [35] | ||
| Song of Summer | ||||||
| NAACP Image Awards | 2022 | Outstanding New Artist | Herself | [36] | ||
| Outstanding Music Video/Visual Album | "Essence" | |||||
| Outstanding International Song | ||||||
| 2023 | Outstanding Hip Hop/Rap Song | "Wait for U" | [37] | |||
| Outstanding Duo, Group or Collaboration (Contemporary) | ||||||
| "Move" | ||||||
| Outstanding International Song | "No Woman No Cry" | |||||
| Net Honours | 2021 | Most Played Alternative Song | "Damages" | [38] | ||
| 2022 | Most Popular Musician - Female | Herself | [39] | |||
| Most Searched Musician - Female | ||||||
| Nickelodeon Kids' Choice Awards | 2022 | Favorite Global Music Star | Herself | [40] | ||
| Satellite Awards | 2023 | Best Original Song | "Lift Me Up" | [41] | ||
| Silver Clef Award | 2022 | International Award | Herself | [42] | ||
| Society of Composers & Lyricists Awards | 2023 | Outstanding Original Song for a Dramatic or Documentary Visual Media Production | "Lift Me Up" | |||
| Soul Train Music Awards | 2021 | Best Collaboration | "Essence" | [43] | ||
| Video of the Year | ||||||
| Song of the Year | ||||||
| The Ashford & Simpson Songwriter's Award | ||||||
| Best New Artist | Herself | |||||
| 2022 | Best Collaboration | "Move" | [44] | |||
| Best R&B/Soul Female Artist | Herself | |||||
| Best New Artist | ||||||
| The Beatz Awards | 2021 | Songwriter of the Year | Herself for "Damages" | |||
| The Future Awards Africa | 2020 | Prize for Music | Herself | [45] | ||
| 2022 | [46] | |||||
| The Headies | 2019 | Best Vocal Performance (Female) | "Mr Rebel" | [47] | ||
| Best Alternative Song | ||||||
| 2020 | Next Rated | Herself | [48] | |||
| 2022 | Song of the Year | "Essence" | [49] | |||
| Best Recording of the Year | ||||||
| Best R&B Single | ||||||
| Best Collaboration | ||||||
| Best Vocal Performance (Female) | ||||||
| Headies’ Viewer's Choice | ||||||
| Best R&B Album | If Orange Was a Place | |||||
| Best Female Artiste | Herself | |||||
| 3Music Awards | 2022 | African Song of the Year | "Essence (remix)" (featuring Tems and Justin Bieber) | [50] | ||
| South African Music Awards | 2022 | Rest of Africa | Herself | |||